Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

7.1.3001.0	2.35%
7.0.8100.0	1.18%
7.0.3013.0	4.71%
7.0.3012.0	3.53%
7.0.3011.0	3.53%
7.0.3007.0	3.53%
7.0.3006.0	14.12%
7.0.3003.0	3.53%
6, 1, 3000, 0	1.18%
6, 0, 3010, 0	5.88%
6, 0, 3008, 0	3.53%
6, 0, 3008, 0	7.06%
6, 0, 3007, 0	2.35%
6, 0, 3007, 0	2.35%
6, 0, 3006, 0	5.88%
6, 0, 3004, 0	2.35%
6, 0, 3000, 0	1.18%
5, 0, 3009, 0	1.18%
5, 0, 3009, 0	2.35%
5, 0, 3005, 0	8.24%
5, 0, 3003, 0	1.18%
5, 0, 3002, 0	4.71%
4, 5, 3004, 0	10.59%
4, 5, 3004, 0	2.35%
4, 5, 3002, 0	1.18%

Relationships

Parent process

epowersvc.exe (Power Management by Acer Incorporated)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

kernel32.dll

LoadLibraryW, GetLastError, CreateMutexW, GetProcAddress, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLocaleInfoA, HeapSize, RtlUnwind, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, GetVersionExA, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoW, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetModuleHandleA, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, GetModuleFileNameW, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, MultiByteToWideChar, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineA, GetCommandLineW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, DeleteCriticalSection, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedDecrement, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LoadLibraryA, InitializeCriticalSection, Sleep, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, VirtualAlloc, GetModuleHandleW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount

user32.dll

DestroyWindow, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, LoadCursorW, LoadAcceleratorsW, EndDialog, GetMessageW, DefWindowProcW, BeginPaint, TranslateAcceleratorW, PostQuitMessage, RegisterClassExW, LoadIconW, CreateWindowExW, DialogBoxParamW, EndPaint, LoadStringW

ePowerEvent.exe

Power Management by Acer Incorporated (Signed)

Remove ePowerEvent.exe

Version:	6, 0, 3004, 0
MD5:	d56aa1466e846c1b1c5849c947626e80
SHA1:	feaa85e429ac4f11b97bd26290fbcd9071e7c2e7

What is ePowerEvent.exe?

ePowerEvent is part of Acer's Power Management software, known as Acer ePower. The program allows you to choose an active profile and base working options. Acer ePower can adjust the brightness of the monitor and productivity of the prosessor, the time of blanking of the monitor and turning the computer to the sleeping mode.

About ePowerEvent.exe (from Acer Incorporated)

“Acer ePower Management is a tool that provides you with an easy, reliable and safe means of selecting a power scheme that balances your needs for extended battery life and processing power.”

Overview

epowerevent.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent epowersvc.exe (Power Management by Acer Incorporated). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Acer ePower Management published by Acer Incorporated, Packard Bell Power Management from Packard Bell and Packard Bell Power Management by Packard Bell.

Details

File name:	epowerevent.exe
Publisher:	Acer Incorporated
Product name:	Power Management
Description:	ePowerEvent
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\acer\acer epower management\epowerevent.exe
File version:	6, 0, 3004, 0
Size:	455.38 KB (466,312 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Acer Incorporated
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Expiration date:	Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Acer ePower Management

Acer Incorporated

5% remove

Acer ePower Management is pre-installed with various Acer laptops and is designed to maximize your PC's power utilization and performance.

eMachines Power Management

Acer Incorporated

7% remove

eMachines Power Management is pre-installed with various eMachine laptops and is designed to maximize your PC's power utilization and performance.

Gateway Power Management

Gateway Incorporated

4% remove

“OnNow is a new standard for PC's Power Management. Your PC can select between On, Standby, Sleep and Hibernation Mode if there is no activity. If you have a laptop, these chioces will help you conserve battery. Click Start - Settings - Control Panel. Double-click the Power management Icon. Select laptop from the list of Power Schemes. You can setup the Standby time to your convenience using the Standby Time list. You should select betwe...”

Packard Bell Power Management

Packard Bell

9% remove

The Packard Bell Power Management program is included by default with most new Packard Bell computers.

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00077189%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00029846%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00047343%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	366,501,199 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	2,606,974/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	2.86 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	4.77 MB
Private (minimum):	4.37 MB
Non-paged memory:	2.86 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	104.24 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	107.42 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	4.5 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	10.55 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	3,326,618/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	218 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	3/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	1.97 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	3/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	2 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	2	12
Handles:	194	600
GUI GDI count:	14	103
GUI GDI peak:	16	142
GUI USER count:	11	49
GUI USER peak:	11	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\acer\acer epower management\epowerevent.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Parent process:	epowersvc.exe (Power Management by Acer Incorporated)

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